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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Evidently Hermione's parents skipped Australia - [[Series/GameOfThrones her mother went to Westeros]] and married Ned Stark!
*** Aberforth Dumbledore is [[Series/GameOfThrones the King Beyond the Wall]].
** [[Film/ChildrenOfMen Syd]] is a Death Eater! (Not that surprising, actually...)
** Bill Weasley went from fighting Wizard Nazis to actually ''being'' [[Film/TheForceAwakens a Space Nazi, a general no less!]].
** Helena Ravenclaw was previously a [[Film/GosfordPark lady's maid]] to a woman who looked astonishingly like [[Creator/MaggieSmith Professor Mc Gonagall]].

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* ActorAllusion: The café has a promotional poster for ''Theatre/{{Equus}}'' on the wall. It's hard to see in the movie itself, but visible in the special features.

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The café has a promotional poster for ''Theatre/{{Equus}}'' on the wall. It's hard to see in the movie itself, but visible in the special features.features.
** This is not the first time Alan Rickman had been romantic with [[spoiler: Geraldine Somerville]], if one watches the film ''Close My Eyes''.
* BillingDisplacement: Michael Gambon received extremely high billing, despite only appearing in one scene towards the end.
* TheCameo: Sean Biggerstaff, who played Oliver Wood, cameos briefly leading an aerial assault via broomstick during the final battle.



* IKnewIt: Most people guessed beforehand who R.A.B. was, [[spoiler:Sirius' brother Regulus Black]], with some even correctly guessing his middle name [[spoiler:Arcturus, from his grandfather on the Black Family Tree.]]

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** Helena Ravenclaw was previously a [[Film/GosfordPark lady's maid]] to a woman who looked astonishingly like [[Creator/MaggieSmith Professor Mc Gonagall]].
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Most people guessed beforehand who R.A.B. was, [[spoiler:Sirius' brother Regulus Black]], with some even correctly guessing his middle name [[spoiler:Arcturus, from his grandfather on the Black Family Tree.]]



* MethodActing: In order to play Hermione impersonating Bellatrix, Helena Bonham Carter watched Emma Watson act out the scene first and then copied what she did.
* TheOtherDarrin: Sort of. Warwick Davis plays Griphook in this film, replacing Verne Troyer from the first film. But Davis had provided the voice in the first film, dubbing Troyer (who is American).



* RealLifeRelative:
** Emma Thompson's sister Sophie Thompson plays Mafalda Hopkirk in Part 1. And, as well publicised, Brendan Gleeson's son Domhnall Gleeson plays Bill Weasley.
** Tom Felton convinced his girlfriend Jade Gordon to appear as [[spoiler: Draco's wife in the epilogue]].
* ThrowItIn: The famous 'awkward Voldemort hug' was ad-libbed by Ralph Fiennes on set. Tom Felton was genuinely weirded out.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A lot of material released after the book's release (such as the trio's lives after Hogwarts) were trivia Rowling would've liked to include in the actual book.

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A lot of material released after the book's release (such as the trio's lives after Hogwarts) were trivia Rowling would've liked to include in the actual book.



** There was serious consideration for filming the deaths of [[spoiler: Lupin and Tonks]].

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** There was serious consideration for filming the deaths of [[spoiler: Lupin and Tonks]]. Also the two were originally slated to survive the books, but JK Rowling killed them off after deciding not to kill off Arthur in the fifth book.



** Working titles for the book were ''Harry Potter and the Elder Wand'' and ''Harry Potter and the Peverell Quest''. The latter was rejected for being way too cheesy, but the former would have made a lot more sense, especially since the other Hallows (the Resurrection Stone and the Invisibility Cloak) aren't really important to the story the way the Wand is, except in the thematic sense. The Stone is only discovered towards the end and put to use exactly once, and while the Cloak sees a fair amount of use, it's nothing that Harry hasn't done before, and it isn't over-used. Though it must be noted that Harry only uses the Elder Wand once, [[spoiler:to repair his original holly-phoenix feather one]].

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** Producers tried to change Minerva's duel with Snape to happening with Harry instead. JK Rowling had to step in, insisting the duel was an essential part of Minerva's character.
** Creator/KateWinslet was going to be offered the role of Helena Ravenclaw, but her agent rejected it before she had even considered it. This marks the second franchise Winslet narrowly missed out on (having nearly played Sauron in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''). She would eventually get to be part of a franchise with ''{{Literature/Divergent}}''.
** A scene during the final battle was filmed where Draco would toss Harry his wand after [[spoiler: he reveals that he's alive to Voldemort]].
** The epilogue had to be re-shot because the [[spoiler: aging make-up on Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Bonnie Wright and Tom Felton]] didn't look good in the footage. Photos exist showing drastically different costumes and hairstyles for the actors.
** Working titles for the book were ''Harry Potter and the Elder Wand'' and ''Harry Potter and the Peverell Quest''. The latter was rejected for being way too cheesy, but the former would have made a lot more sense, especially since the other Hallows (the Resurrection Stone and the Invisibility Cloak) aren't really important to the story the way the Wand is, except in the thematic sense. The Stone is only discovered towards the end and put to use exactly once, and while the Cloak sees a fair amount of use, it's nothing that Harry hasn't done before, and it isn't over-used. Though it must be noted that Harry only uses the Elder Wand once, [[spoiler:to repair his original holly-phoenix feather one]].one]].
** Rowling knew straight away that she would have to kill off a member of the Weasley family but didn't know which one. [[spoiler: Arthur was slated to die in the fifth book but got a reprieve. Ron very nearly got killed off too, when Rowling was "in a very bad place". Ultimately it was Fred who got killed]].
* WordOfGod:
** According to JK Rowling, [[spoiler: Bellatrix was the one who killed Tonks, and Dolohov killed Remus]].
** Bill and Fleur's daughter Victoire was born on the date of the Battle of Hogwarts, two years later. Her name is French for 'victory'.
** Inverted in that one of the few things she has never revealed is [[spoiler: which house Albus Potter gets sorted into]].

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* FanNickname: This book is sometimes called ''Harry Potter and the Very Long Camping Trip''.

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This book is sometimes called ''Harry Potter and the Very Long Camping Trip''.



* PlayingGertrude: Daniel Radcliff, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in the epilogue.



** Working titles for the book were ''Harry Potter and the Elder Wand'' and ''Harry Potter and the Peverell Quest''. The latter was rejected for being way too cheesy, but the former would have made a lot more sense, especially since the other Hallows (the Resurrection Stone and the Invisibility Cloak) aren't really important to the story the way the Wand is, except in the thematic sense. The Stone is only discovered towards the end and put to use exactly once, and while the Cloak sees a fair amount of use, it's nothing that Harry hasn't done before, and it isn't over-used. Though it must be noted that Harry only uses the Elder Wand once, [[spoiler:to repair his original holly-phoenix feather one]].

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** Working titles for the book were ''Harry Potter and the Elder Wand'' and ''Harry Potter and the Peverell Quest''. The latter was rejected for being way too cheesy, but the former would have made a lot more sense, especially since the other Hallows (the Resurrection Stone and the Invisibility Cloak) aren't really important to the story the way the Wand is, except in the thematic sense. The Stone is only discovered towards the end and put to use exactly once, and while the Cloak sees a fair amount of use, it's nothing that Harry hasn't done before, and it isn't over-used. Though it must be noted that Harry only uses the Elder Wand once, [[spoiler:to repair his original holly-phoenix feather one]].
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** Bill Weasley went from fighting Wizard Nazis to actually [[Film/TheForceAwakens ''being'' a Space Nazi]].

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** Bill Weasley went from fighting Wizard Nazis to actually [[Film/TheForceAwakens ''being'' [[Film/TheForceAwakens a Space Nazi]].Nazi, a general no less!]].
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** Bill Weasley went from fighting Wizard Nazis to actually [[Film/TheForceAwakens ''being'' a Space Nazi]].
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** Crabbe would've [[spoiler: suffered the same death he had in the book]] had his actor not been found with marijuana; his role as the sole [[spoiler: casualty of the Fiendfyre is given to Goyle]].

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** Crabbe would've [[spoiler: suffered the same death he had in the book]] had [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor his actor not been found with marijuana; marijuana]]; his role as the sole [[spoiler: casualty of the Fiendfyre is given to Goyle]].
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** A deleted scene for ''Deathly Hallows, Part II'' would've shown Hagrid fighting the Death Eaters and ultimately being captured by them; as this was removed, Hagrid's first appearance is simply him already captured.

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** A deleted scene for ''Deathly Hallows, Hallows: Part II'' would've shown Hagrid fighting the Death Eaters and ultimately being captured by them; as this was removed, Hagrid's first appearance is simply him already captured.
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** The video games, which are basically {{Third Person Shooter}}s with wands instead of guns, are sometimes called ''[[VideoGame/GearsOfWar Gears of Potter]]'' or ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDuty Call of Potter]]: [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Modern Wizardry]]''.
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** Working titles for the book were ''Harry Potter and the Elder Wand'' and ''Harry Potter and the Peverell Quest''. The latter was rejected for being way too cheesy, but the former would have made a lot more sense, especially since the other Hallows (the Resurrection Stone and the Invisibility Cloak) aren't really important to the story the way the Wand is. The Stone is only discovered towards the end and put to use exactly once, and while the Cloak sees a fair amount of use, it's nothing that Harry hasn't done before, and it isn't over-used.

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** Working titles for the book were ''Harry Potter and the Elder Wand'' and ''Harry Potter and the Peverell Quest''. The latter was rejected for being way too cheesy, but the former would have made a lot more sense, especially since the other Hallows (the Resurrection Stone and the Invisibility Cloak) aren't really important to the story the way the Wand is.is, except in the thematic sense. The Stone is only discovered towards the end and put to use exactly once, and while the Cloak sees a fair amount of use, it's nothing that Harry hasn't done before, and it isn't over-used. Though it must be noted that Harry only uses the Elder Wand once, [[spoiler:to repair his original holly-phoenix feather one]].
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* IKnewIt: Most people guessed beforehand who R.A.B. was, [[spoiler:Sirius' brother Regulus Black]], even correctly guessing his middle name [[spoiler:Arcturus, from his grandfather on the Black Family Tree.]]
** Notably, Emerson (from MuggleNet) and Melissa (from The Leaky Cauldron) were given the opportunity to interview Rowling the day after the book was released, immediately after their first read through. They both guessed R.A.B.'s identity immediately.

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* IKnewIt: Most people guessed beforehand who R.A.B. was, [[spoiler:Sirius' brother Regulus Black]], with some even correctly guessing his middle name [[spoiler:Arcturus, from his grandfather on the Black Family Tree.]]
** Notably, Emerson (from MuggleNet) [=MuggleNet=]) and Melissa (from The Leaky Cauldron) were given the opportunity to interview Rowling the day after the book was released, immediately after their first read through. They both guessed R.A.B.'s identity immediately.
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** Crabbe would've [[spoiler: suffered the same death he had in the book]] had his actor not been found with marijuana; his role as the sole [[spoiler: casualty of the Fiendfyre is given to Goyle]].

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** Crabbe would've [[spoiler: suffered the same death he had in the book]] had his actor not been found with marijuana; his role as the sole [[spoiler: casualty of the Fiendfyre is given to Goyle]].Goyle]].
** Working titles for the book were ''Harry Potter and the Elder Wand'' and ''Harry Potter and the Peverell Quest''. The latter was rejected for being way too cheesy, but the former would have made a lot more sense, especially since the other Hallows (the Resurrection Stone and the Invisibility Cloak) aren't really important to the story the way the Wand is. The Stone is only discovered towards the end and put to use exactly once, and while the Cloak sees a fair amount of use, it's nothing that Harry hasn't done before, and it isn't over-used.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Evidently Hermione's parents skipped Australia - [[Series/GameOfThrones her mother went to Westeros]] and married Ned Stark!

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Evidently Hermione's parents skipped Australia - [[Series/GameOfThrones her mother went to Westeros]] and married Ned Stark!Stark!
*** Aberforth Dumbledore is [[Series/GameOfThrones the King Beyond the Wall]].
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* ActorAllusion: The café has a promotional poster for ''Theatre/{{Equus}}'' on the wall. It's hard to see in the movie itself, but visible in the special features.
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** Notably, Emerson (from MuggleNet) and Melissa (from The Leaky Cauldron) websites were given the opportunity to interview Rowling the day after the book was released, immediately after their first read through. They both guessed R.A.B.'s identity in that interview.

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** Notably, Emerson (from MuggleNet) and Melissa (from The Leaky Cauldron) websites were given the opportunity to interview Rowling the day after the book was released, immediately after their first read through. They both guessed R.A.B.'s identity in that interview. immediately.
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** Notably, Emerson (from MuggleNet) and Melissa (from The Leaky Cauldron) websites were given the opportunity to interview Rowling the day after the book was released, immediately after their first read through. They both guessed R.A.B.'s identity in that interview.
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* TrollingCreator: Leading up the book's release, Rolling kept hinting that she may TorchTheFranchiseAndRun by killing Harry so that no sequel books could be written about him. [[spoiler:Which she ''did'', but not permanently.]]

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* TrollingCreator: Leading up the book's release, Rolling kept hinting that she may TorchTheFranchiseAndRun by killing Harry so that no sequel books could be written about him. [[spoiler:Which she ''did'', but not permanently.]]]]
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A lot of material released after the book's release (such as the trio's lives after Hogwarts) were trivia Rowling would've liked to include in the actual book.
** A deleted scene for ''Deathly Hallows, Part II'' would've shown Hagrid fighting the Death Eaters and ultimately being captured by them; as this was removed, Hagrid's first appearance is simply him already captured.
** There was serious consideration for filming the deaths of [[spoiler: Lupin and Tonks]].
** Crabbe would've [[spoiler: suffered the same death he had in the book]] had his actor not been found with marijuana; his role as the sole [[spoiler: casualty of the Fiendfyre is given to Goyle]].

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* {{Fanservice}}: Allegedly, the reason Umbridge was put in the book was this - to watch her get mocked even ''more''.


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* PanderingToTheBase: Allegedly, the reason Umbridge was put in the book was this - to watch her get mocked even ''more''.
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* IKnewIt: Most people knew who [[spoiler: R.A.B.]] was.
* TrollingCreator: Leading up the book's release, Rolling kept hinting that she may TorchTheFranchiseAndRun.

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* IKnewIt: Most people knew guessed beforehand who [[spoiler: R.A.B.]] was.
was, [[spoiler:Sirius' brother Regulus Black]], even correctly guessing his middle name [[spoiler:Arcturus, from his grandfather on the Black Family Tree.]]
* TrollingCreator: Leading up the book's release, Rolling kept hinting that she may TorchTheFranchiseAndRun.TorchTheFranchiseAndRun by killing Harry so that no sequel books could be written about him. [[spoiler:Which she ''did'', but not permanently.]]
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* IKnewIt: Most people knew who [[spoiler: R.A.B.]] was.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Allegedly, the reason Umbridge was put in the book was this - to watch her get mocked even ''more''.
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* TrollingCreator: Leading up the book's release, Rolling kept hinting that she may TorchTheFranciseAndRun.

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* TrollingCreator: Leading up the book's release, Rolling kept hinting that she may TorchTheFranciseAndRun.TorchTheFranchiseAndRun.
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** [[Film/ChildrenOfMen Syd]] is a Death Eater! (Not that surprising, actually...)

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** [[Film/ChildrenOfMen Syd]] is a Death Eater! (Not that surprising, actually...))
* TrollingCreator: Leading up the book's release, Rolling kept hinting that she may TorchTheFranciseAndRun.
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* CreatorBreakdown: The revelation that Harry [[spoiler: was a Horcrux and his coming to terms with having to die]] coincided with [[WordOfGod Rowling struggling with her faith and belief in the afterlife.]]
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Evidently Hermione's parents skipped Australia - [[Series/GameOfThrones her mother went to Westeros]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Evidently Hermione's parents skipped Australia - [[Series/GameOfThrones her mother went to Westeros]].Westeros]] and married Ned Stark!
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Evidently Hermione's parents skipped Australia - [[Series/GameOfThrones her mother went to Westeros]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Evidently Hermione's parents skipped Australia - [[Series/GameOfThrones her mother went to Westeros]].Westeros]].
** [[Film/ChildrenOfMen Syd]] is a Death Eater! (Not that surprising, actually...)
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Evidently Hermione's parents skipped australia - [[Series/GameOfThrones her mother went to Westeros]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Evidently Hermione's parents skipped australia Australia - [[Series/GameOfThrones her mother went to Westeros]].
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* FanNickname: This book is sometimes called ''Harry Potter and the Very Long Camping Trip''.

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* FanNickname: This book is sometimes called ''Harry Potter and the Very Long Camping Trip''.Trip''.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Evidently Hermione's parents skipped australia - [[Series/GameOfThrones her mother went to Westeros]].
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FanNickname: This book is sometimes called ''Harry Potter and the Very Long Camping Trip''.

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FanNickname: *FanNickname: This book is sometimes called ''Harry Potter and the Very Long Camping Trip''.
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